In a communist utopia, Irimias returns and swindles the villagers out of a fortune, gaining a messianic aura. Format: Paperback / softback Length: 304 pages Publication date: 05 November 2020 Publisher: Profile Books Ltd In the fading embers of a Communist utopia, life in a desolate Hungarian town has come to a virtual standstill. Flies buzz, spiders weave, water drips, and animals root desultorily in the barnyard of a collective farm. But when the charismatic Irimias, long-thought dead, returns, the villagers fall under his spell. Irimias sets about swindling the villagers out of a fortune that might allow them to escape the emptiness and futility of their existence. He soon attains a messianic aura as he plays on the fears of the townsfolk and a series of increasingly brutal events unfold.In the fading embers of a Communist utopia, life in a desolate Hungarian town has come to a virtual standstill. Flies buzz, spiders weave, water drips, and animals root desultorily in the barnyard of a collective farm. But when the charismatic Irimias, long-thought dead, returns, the villagers fall under his spell. Irimias sets about swindling the villagers out of a fortune that might allow them to escape the emptiness and futility of their existence. He soon attains a messianic aura as he plays on the fears of the townsfolk and a series of increasingly brutal events unfold. Weight: 250g Dimension: 129 x 198 x 27 (mm) ISBN-13: 9781788166355 Edition number: Main
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